Historical Events In 1962

Mar 24   24th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Cin beats Ohio State 71-59 on this day in history.   

Mar 24   Benny Paret, KO'd in a welterweight title, he dies 10 days later in the year 1962.   

Mar 24   Mick Jagger &Keith Richards perform as Little Boy Blue &Blue Boys in the year 1962.   

Mar 25   On this day in history auguste Piccard, Swiss explorer/balloonist, dies at 78   

Mar 25   French OAS-leader ex-General Jouhaud arrested in the year 1962.   

Mar 26   Marjorie Colton, inventor of wax paper, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Mar 26   Supreme Court backs 1-man-1-vote apportionment of seats in state legislature on this day in history.   

Mar 27   Archbishop Rummel ends race segregation in New Orlean Catholic school on this day in history.   

Mar 28   On this day in history devastating 8 for 6 spell by Gibbs gives West Indies cricket victory over India   

Mar 28   On this day in history devastating 8 for 6 spell by Gibbs gives WI cricket victory over India   

Mar 28   Military coup in Syria, President Nazim al-Kudsi flees on this day in history.   

Mar 29   Argentine Pres Frondizi flees from the army on this day in history.   

Mar 29   On this day in history argentine President Frondizi flees from the army   

Mar 29   Jack Paar's final appearance on the "Tonight Show" on this day in history.   

Apr 02   On this day in history the first official Panda crossing is opened outside Waterloo station, London.   

Apr 03   On this day in history benny "Kid" Paret, US welterweight boxer, dies after fight, at 24   

Apr 03   Jockey Eddie Arcaro retires after 31 years (24,092 races) on this day in history.   

Apr 03   In the year 1962 lieutenant General Marshall S Carter, USA, becomes deputy director of CIA   

Apr 05   In the year 1962 herb Gardner's "Thousand Clowns", premieres in NYC   

Apr 05   On this day in history herb Gardner's "Thousand Clowns," premieres in NYC   

Apr 05   Manager J Daems appointed bishop of Antwerp in the year 1962.   

Apr 05   On this day in history nASA civilian pilot Neil A Armstrong takes X-15 to 54,600 m   

Apr 05   On this day in history st Bernard Tunnel finished-Swiss/Italians workers shake hands   

Apr 06   On this day in history j C Heldring, Dutch businessman, dies at 74   

Apr 07   Umrigar slams 172* v WI at Port-of-Spain in 248 minutes in the year 1962.   

Apr 08   Accords of Evian (Algeria) accepted by referendum in France on this day in history.   

Apr 09   26th Golf Masters Championship: Arnold Palmer wins, shooting a 280 on this day in history.   

Apr 09   CPR employees at Royal York Hotel in Toronto end 11-month strike in the year 1962.   

Apr 09   In the year 1962 jFK throws out first ball at Washington's new DC Stadium   

Apr 09   Juan Belmonte, famed bullfighter, dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Apr 10   On this day in history in Vermont a 4.2 earthquake was the largest historical earthquake in Vermont.   

Apr 10   In the year 1962 stuart Sutcliffe, bassist (Beatles), dies of brain hemorrhage at 21   

Apr 11   On this day in history new York Mets make a losing debut   

Apr 12   U.S. Navy demonstrates new landing craft with retractable hydrofoils, LCVP (H) in the year 1962.   

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Jan 03   In the year 1962 birth of darren Daulton, US baseball catcher (Phila Phillies)   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of gavin Hastings, WLAF kicker (Scottish Claymores)   

Jan 03   Mark Gardner, US baseball player (Florida Marlins) was born in the year 1962.   

Jan 03   In the year 1962 birth of ulrike Lang, writer   

Jan 03   In the year 1962 birth of francesca Lia Block, American author   

Jan 04   Joe Kleine, NBA center (Phoenix Suns, Chicago Bulls) was born in the year 1962.   

Jan 04   Martin McAloon, rocker (Prefab Sprout-2 Wheels Good) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Patrick Cassidy, LA Calif, actor/composer (Fever Pitch, Off the Wall) was born in the year 1962.   

Jan 01   On this day in history diego Martínez Barrio, Spanish president (1939), dies at 76   

Jan 04   In the year 1962 death of hans Lammers, German SS officer (b. 1879)   

Jan 06   In the year 1962 jacob "Jaap" Nanninga, Dutch painter (France, N Africa), dies at 57   

Jan 09   In the year 1962 leRoy B Shield, US pianist/composer (Union Pacific Suite), dies at 68   

Jan 12   In the year 1962 death of ernie Kovacs, comedian (Ernie Kovacs Show), killed in auto crash at 42   

Jan 13   In the year 1962 ernie Kovacs, comedian, dies in a car crash in West LA, at 42   

Jan 15   Kenneth MacKenna, actor (Men Without Women), dies of cancer at 62 in the year 1962.   

Jan 16   In the year 1962 emanuel Stickelberger, Swiss writer (Holbein in England), dies at 77